Fence-weaving machine.



PATBNTED APR.- l2, 1904.

' E. E. BAILEY.

EENGE WEAVING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented April 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

FENoE-wI-:AvlNe MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 756,928, dated April12, 1904.

v Application filed May 24, 1902. Serial No. 108,771. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ogden, in the county of Lenawee, State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Weaving Machines;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart .to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to a fence-weaving machine; and it consists-inthe construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully set forth,and pointed out particularly in the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and efficient means forattaching the stay-wires to the horizontal wires of the fence after theyare strung in a manner to secure thev stay-wireslfirmly in place and toenable them to be rapidly attached. .The above object is attained by themechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a vperspective view showing a portion of a fence with my improvedmachine in position for attaching the stay-wires thereto. Fig. 2 is aplan view of Fig-1, showing by dotted lines the movementy of the hingedbracket which carries the wire-twisting mechanism and the spool fromwhich the stay-wire is fed. .Fig 3 is a sectional view through thefence, as on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section, as online 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail, partly in section, as on line 55 of Fig. 2, showing the operative crank and the arresting-pin extendingfrom the bearing of the crank in line therewith.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates a sliding baradapted to be mounted upon the horizontal wires 2 of the fence to slidelongitudinally thereon. Mounted upon the inner face of the bar 1 are thesliding jaws 3, which embrace the rear edge of said bar, as shown inFigs. 2 and 4, and are provided with thetransverse bolts 4, which passtherethrough and are adapted to clamp the jaws upon said bar at anydesired point by means of the nuts 5 upon said bolts. Formed in theopposite faces of the jaws are channels 6, which receive the line-wires2 of the fence, which are placed therein before the nuts upon the bolts4 are tightened to clamp the jaws in position upon the bar 1. After theline-wires have been inserted in the jaws 3 said jaws are adjustedvertically to space the line-wires the desired distance, when they areclamped to the bar 1, as before described, thereby' maintaining thehorizontal wires the requisite distance apart and at the same timeaffording means for allowing the bar to be moved horizontally upon saidwires which run through the slots in said jaws as the bar is shifted.

Mounted to slide vertically upon the outer face ofthe bar 1 is acarriage 7 having ways formed in the upper and lower plates 8 and 9thereof, respectively, whichreceive the projecting margins 10 of saidbar, whereby the carriage is maintained in position upon the bar, -butis allowed to reciprocate vertically thereon. Formed in the plates Sand9 of the carriage are the transverse slots 11, through which pass thescrew-bolts 12 and 13, respectively, having thereon the jam-nuts 14 oneither side of the top and bottom plates, respectively, of the carriage,whereby said screwbolts may be adjusted in said slots and secured afteradjustment for purposes hereinafter explained. The ends of saidscrew-bolts are journaled in the opposite ends of a rockshaft 15, whichVby this arrangement becomes pivotally hung or hinged between the topand bottom plates of the carriage. Projecting from the shaft 15 is acurved bracket 16, in which is journaled a crank 17, carrying upon theinner end thereof the beveled pinion 18. Upon the outer end of thecurved bracket 16 is a split ring 19, in which is journaled the hub 2Oof the beveled gear 21. From the inner face of the gear-wheel 21 extendsa cylindrical projection 22, 'carrying upon the end thereof aguide-plate 23, apertured to receive the stay wire which is fedtherethrough. Communicating withthe aperture in said plate 23 is achannel 24, (see Fig. 4,) passing through the hub of the gear-wheel 21,and through which the stay-wire 25 is fed from the spool TOO 26,journaled upon a spindle 27, which is mounted in and projects from thehub of the gear-wheel 21. Formed diametrically of the gear-wheel 21, thehub thereof, and the tubular projection 22 is a channel 28, adapted toreceive the line-wires 2 of the fence and which at a certain point inthe revolution of said gear is caused tol register with the slot 29 inthe ring 19, as shown in ring 3, so as to en" able the line-wire toenter said channel and lie concentrically within theV hub of thegearwhe'el. Projecting from the upper portion of the ring 19 is aguide-finger 30, which is adapted to engage and direct the line-wiresinto the channel in the gear-wheel 21.

The manner of mounting the bracket 16 upon the carriage 7 enables saidbracket to be swung in the arc of a horizontal circle, as shown bydotted lines in Fig. 2. The parts being in position, as shown, to attachthe stay-wires to the line-wires of the fence, beginningwith the topwire, the end of the stay-wire is secured thereto, when by rotation ofthe crank 17 the gear-wheel 2 1 isrevolved and the stay-wire woundaround the upper line-wire.l When thestay-wire has been wound around theline-'wire the desired number of times, the crank is arrested in linewith the arresting-pin 31, which projects from the bracket 116. Bystopping 'the crank at that point channel 28 in the gear-wheel'21 iscaused to register with the slot 29 in the ring 19, when by swinging thebracketto the left through the'medium of the handle 32, as shown bydotted lines in Fig. 2, the gear-wheel 21 will be carried free from theupper line-wire, when the the carriage is caused to slide verticallydown the-bar l until the guide-finger 30 encounters the succeedingline-wire below. Whenthe bracket 16 is swung to the right to cause theline-wire to enter and lie in the channel in the gear-wheel 21, thecrank is again rotated to wind the stay-wire around said line-wire, andso on, the operation is repeated until the stay-wire has been secured toall of the line-wires of the fence. At the bottom line-wire thestay-wire is cut and the carriage raised to the top of the bar 1, whensaid bar is moved upon the line-wires the distance it is desired toplace the succeeding stay-wire, and the operation repeated. It willbe'understood that the stay-wire reels from the spool 26 as the machineis operated, and when one spool has been exhausted a second spool may beplaced upon the spindle 27.

The spool 26 being mounted upon the hub of the gear-wheel 21 swingsaround the linewires as the gear-wheel 21 is rotated and avoids becomingentangled therewith. Thel stay-wire being' fed through the hub of thegear-wheel 21 eccentric to the line-wire becomes wound upon theline-wire as said gearwheel is rotated.

AIn some instances in weaving wire fence it may be desirable to pile upthe stay-wire as it is wound around the lateral wires, while in otherinstances it is desirable to string out the staywire as it is wound uponthe lateral wires by the operation of the machine. The distance betweenthe end of the cylindrical projection 22 of the gear-wheel'21 and theface of the jaw 3 determines thecharacter of said winding. To regulatesaid distance, the slots 11 are formed in the plates of the carriage, soas to enable a lateral adjustment of the bracket 16 to increase ordecrease said distance, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4. In theweaving of wire fence by this improved device it will be understood thatthe stay-wires are attached to the lateral wires before the fence issecured to the posts, thereby leaving the bar 1 free to be moved uponthe lateral wires from one end of the fence to the other.

The arresting-pin is so positioned that when the crank is brought intoalinement therewith both the pin and the crank may be grasped by thehand of the operator to hold the parts of the machine from turning andto maintain the channel in the gear-wheel 21 with the opening in thering 19, so that the lateral wires of the fence may becaused to freelyenter into or withdraw from said channel as the machine is movedfrom onelateral wire-..to another." Having thus fully set forth my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a fence-weaving machine, the combination of a post mounted toslide upon the horizontal wires, a carriage mounted on said post toslide vertically thereon, a bracket hinged to said carriage to swing inthe arc of a horizontal circle, means carried by said bracket forfeeding the stay-wire to the horizontal Wires and winding said stay-wirethereon, and means for adjusting the hinge of the bracket laterally ofthe carriage, substantially as set forth.

2. In a machine for weaving wire fence, the combination of a verticalpost, jaws movable upon said post adapted to receive the horizontalwires of the fence, a carriage mounted to slide vertically on said post,a bracket hinged to said carriage, means carried by said bracket forfeeding the stay-wires to the lateral wires and for winding saidstay-wires thereon.

3. In a fence-weaving machine, the combination of the vertical posthaving adjustable jaws thereon adapted to receive the lateral wires ofthe fence to maintain the post in position, a carriage adapted to slidevertically on said post, a bracket hinged to saidcarriage, said bracketcarrying a rotary agent channeled to receive the line-wire of the fenceand adapted to stand in horizontal alinement with the jaw on the postwhich receives said wire, said rotary agent having an opening for thepassage of the stay-wire adapted to pass through said rotary agenteccentric to the line-wire of the fence lying in said channel, and meansfor rotating said agent.

4. In a fence-weaving machine, the combi- IOO IIO

nation, with the means for supporting the line- Wires of the fence, of amovable bracket having a crank journaled therein, a pinion on saidcrank, a ring carried at the extremity of said bracket having an openingtherethrough, a

t gear-Wheel journaled in said ring and meshing With lsaid pinion, thehub of said gear- Wheel having a channel adapted to register with theopening in the ring, an arresting-pin IO extending from the bracket inalinernent With said crank, said pin being so positioned as to cause thechannel in the hub of the gear-Wheel to register with the opening insaid ring when the crank is brought into alinement therewith.

In testimony whereof I sign this speciica- I5 tion in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. BAIIgEY. Witnesses:

F. S. PHILLIPS, FRANCES E. PHILLIPS.

